Palmer Luckey on Anduril hiring: look for self-driven projects, not school curricula
CatAstro_Piyush · x · 2026-09-26
a16z shared Anduril founder Palmer Luckey's hiring philosophy: he looks for people who worked on projects they cared about, not ones assigned to them, because self-motivation drives the most learning.
Luckey criticizes traditional education: colleges and state-mandated systems are often years or even decades behind what industry and hobbyists actually do, so students learn outdated skills. When you work on something only for yourself, you make far better decisions.
Retweeter flowidealism calls this "the signal of the future" and what you should want for your children.
Related event: Palmer Luckey reveals Anduril hiring criteria: fund your own projects(2 posts)→
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